Mohammed Siraj delivered a performance for the ages as India won the Test at the Kennington Oval. He took 5 wickets in the 2nd innings and helped India win by 6 runs and level the series 2-2. He is getting a lot of praise for his heroics. Let’s see all the records he broke.
Siraj goes past Kapil Dev’s Test wickets in England
Mohammed Siraj took 9 wickets and a 5 wicket haul in the last Test at the Kennington Oval. This performance at the famous venue took him ahead of Kapil Dev in the list of Indian bowlers with most Test wickets in England. He has 46 wickets in England and needs 6 more to be on top.
Siraj 3rd best bowling stats for India at the Oval
Mohammed Siraj’s bowling destroyed England’s batting and they were bowled out for 367 in the 2nd innings. Siraj’s 5/104 is the 3rd best by an Indian bowler at the Oval. Only Vinoo Mankad (5/96 in 1952) and Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (8/79 in 1971) have done better.
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Siraj best bowling stats in a Test at the Oval
Mohammed Siraj is the first Indian bowler to take 9 wickets in a match at the Kennington Oval. He beat BS Chandrasekhar’s 8/114. This is the best bowling stats in a Test for India at the historic venue.
Siraj 2nd most Test 5 wicket hauls for India in England
This was Mohammed Siraj’s 2nd 5 wicket haul in Tests in England. Jasprit Bumrah is on top with 4. Siraj is tied with 9 other bowlers: Ishant Sharma, Lala Amarnath, BS Chandrasekhar, Kapil Dev, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vinoo Mankad, Mohammad Nissar, Chetan Sharma and Surendranath. They all have 2 Test 5 wicket hauls in England.
